None of the above, I think. I predict it will be AJ, of course, and then 2a, 2b, 2c, depending on the situation. They all bring something valuable to the field, so it makes sense to get them all on the field as much as possible, as the situation dictates. I don't think you can say that WR A is good enough that he should be on the field 75% of the snaps, and WR B is the #3 guy and gets most of the remainder.

None of the above, I think. I predict it will be AJ, of course, and then 2a, 2b, 2c, depending on the situation. They all bring something valuable to the field, so it makes sense to get them all on the field as much as possible, as the situation dictates. I don't think you can say that WR A is good enough that he should be on the field 75% of the snaps, and WR B is the #3 guy and gets most of the remainder.

When Johnson went down, I thought that Davis really stepped up and made big plays at the right times though. Walters was decent, but I think that he'll end up being the 4th option behind Jones.

Pretty sure Kubiak has said several times that Walter will line up opposite AJ on 2 wide sets. So, if that is what you mean by #2, there is your answer. If you mean #2 in terms of production, I'm sure that will depend on a number of factors.

The team is re-emphasizing the running game and you should expect this phase of the game to be slightly more than 50% of the plays. Walter is by far the most hard-nosed blocker among our wide receivers. He's almost like a small TE in this regard. He'll see the majority of plays on first and second down.

As we are talking about a runningback-by-committee approach, I see us having a wide receiver-by-committe approach as well. Johnson will be the obvious #1 all the time but for the #2, I see them switching out guys throughout the game depending on the situation.

However, for the depth chart and to start the game (snap 1), I think it will be Walter. Although, whoever starts the game as #2 doesn't mean they will see more playing time than the others. I think a lot will depend on the matchup against the other teams LB's and Secondaries... and the situation(s) we're in during the game as to who is the best option is to use.

In terms of #2 production (fantasy football), I see Davis having more production than Jones or Walter. I see Johnson having a breakout year... I'm spending my 3rd rd pick on him

I'd like to see some two back formations with Brown and Slaton and then pushing Slaton out in the slot sometimes. Think about the options we can have with some sort of reverse with A. Johnson, A. Davis, J. Jones and S. Slaton all on the field at the same time.

With the team running as much as we expect at this point in time, we also know AJ is going to be the #1 read on almost every passing play. If he stays healthy, you can expect him to have well over 100 receptions. If any other receiver has 50 receptions, it will be a standout season. The edge will go to the "possession" receiver - the guy who doesn't drop the chances he does have. Walter is a "possession" receiver.

As we are talking about a runningback-by-committee approach, I see us having a wide receiver-by-committe approach as well. Johnson will be the obvious #1 all the time but for the #2, I see them switching out guys throughout the game depending on the situation.

However, for the depth chart and to start the game (snap 1), I think it will be Walter. Although, whoever starts the game as #2 doesn't mean they will see more playing time than the others. I think a lot will depend on the matchup against the other teams LB's and Secondaries... and the situation(s) we're in during the game as to who is the best option is to use.

In terms of #2 production (fantasy football), I see Davis having more production than Jones or Walter. I see Johnson having a breakout year... I'm spending my 3rd rd pick on him

I'd like to see some two back formations with Brown and Slaton and then pushing Slaton out in the slot sometimes. Think about the options we can have with some sort of reverse with A. Johnson, A. Davis, J. Jones and S. Slaton all on the field at the same time.

Now this is a good post.

I agree with you on Davis. With those back to back KR's and big plays down the field last year, I think that he'll do a lot more of that if Johnson stays healthy.

And I totally agree with your ideas on the reverses. Johnson, Jones, Slaton, and Davis can all make good reverse plays and fake reverse plays to freeze the defense as well. Personally I would love to see the team have Slaton in on pass plays all of the time. I'm a big fan of two back formations especially if you have an elusive guy like Slaton. I've said before that I didn't think Slaton will be that great of a player, but if they use him on a lot of screen passes and throw him out there in the slot quite a bit as well as on running plays than the potential of him being a really good player has much higher chances.

I do expect a lot of three and four receiver sets from the texans this year . I do not like walter as a receiver at all , he has no speed and shows no yards after catch , you may as well start mario as a wide out . Thats just my opinion !

I do expect a lot of three and four receiver sets from the texans this year . I do not like walter as a receiver at all , he has no speed and shows no yards after catch , you may as well start mario as a wide out . Thats just my opinion !

Mario at WR?? A little bit of a stretch ha? I tend to agree with you though. Walter is more of a blocker, and move the chains kind of guy. I think that JJ and Davis have a lot more to bring as far as making plays and potential. I would like to see Slaton catching as many short passes as possible though.

It's not like Walter's Presence when AJ went down was a shrinking violet. People want to rightfully so talk about Davis stepping up but so did KW.

I'm not going to pimp him as a complete #2 but I think considering overall his game and what this offense wants to do I imagine him being a pretty hard guy to get off the field. I do think we'll see lot of different formations this year because we're going to have a deep WR corps and I see no reason why we shouldn't utilize them.

Getting our running game is one thing but if whomever is ready to go at LT when the season starts and getting our RBs to help on blitz pickup could see a much more expanded passing game.

In all honesty I don't care who gets the #2 label but I have confidence that whomever is asked upon for a game to step up is more then capable of doing so.

I can't back this up with stats 'cause I'm to lazy, but a lot of my memories of Walter from last year was catching a lot of 1st down passes on 3 & 8 and 3 & 10, stuff like that. He always seemed to get clear enough to catch the ball, get the 1st down, and then get tackled.

I can't back this up with stats 'cause I'm to lazy, but a lot of my memories of Walter from last year was catching a lot of 1st down passes on 3 & 8 and 3 & 10, stuff like that. He always seemed to get clear enough to catch the ball, get the 1st down, and then get tackled.

That's a pretty valuable trait, really.

That's very true. If I don't keep making 3rd down catches to move the chains, Randy Moss isn't getting those 25 TD catches
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OBTW, Kevin Walter had a better YPC average (12.3) than Welker (10.5) and Walter's long was 46 yds and Welker's was 42. And our offense isn't a throw-first scheme like the Patriots' is.

A.J. and K.W. are the best blockers of all our WRs. As such, they will start (and probably get more snaps) in our run-first offense, just like Ole Miss said.

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